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D’artagnan and the Englishman

           Nowjumpontoyourhorse,andletusovertakethecarriage."

           Thisdidnottakelong.Attheendoffiveminutestheyperceivedthecarriagedrawnupbytheroadside;acavalier,richlydressed,wasclosetothedoor.

           TheconversationbetweenMiladyandthecavalierwassoanimatedthatd’ArtagnanstoppedontheothersideofthecarriagewithoutanyonebuttheprettySOUBRETTEperceivinghispresence.

           TheconversationtookplaceinEnglishalanguagewhichd’Artagnancouldnotunderstand;butbytheaccenttheyoungmanplainlysawthatthebeautifulEnglishwomanwasinagreatrage.Sheterminateditbyanactionwhichleftnodoubtastothenatureofthisconversation;thiswasablowwithherfan,appliedwithsuchforcethatthelittlefeminineweaponflewintoathousandpieces.

           Thecavalierlaughedaloud,whichappearedtoexasperateMiladystillmore.

           D’Artagnanthoughtthiswasthemomenttointerfere.Heapproachedtheotherdoor,andtakingoffhishatrespectfully,said,"Madame,willyoupermitmetoofferyoumyservices?Itappearstomethatthiscavalierhasmadeyouveryangry.Speakoneword,madame,andItakeuponmyselftopunishhimforhiswantofcourtesy."

           AtthefirstwordMiladyturned,lookingattheyoungmanwithastonishment;andwhenhehadfinished,shesaidinverygoodFrench,"Monsieur,IshouldwithgreatconfidenceplacemyselfunderyourprotectionifthepersonwithwhomIquarrelwerenotmybrother."

           "Ah,excuseme,then,"saidd’Artagnan."YoumustbeawarethatIwasignorantofthat,madame."

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